06/27/09:
George Swamson's e-mail notes that his deceased wife Katrina "sure will be pleased. She'll have a booth at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Anaheim this July 8-17. The booth will support . . .
~ the Equal Rights Amendment
~ Anglican Women Theologians
~ Indigenous Peoples Rights
~ African children's education
~ Abolishing Torture in American Prisons.
Our convention resolution asks the US Congress to outlaw torture in American jails and prisons. "

06/26/09:
Frank Duehay and Jane Lewis spent Memorial Day and night visiting Harriett and Ross Clem at their home in Paris, Ohio. Frank said he and Ross, close friends in college, had hardly had time to talk in 54 years. 'It was one of the most pleasant visits we have ever had,' Frank said."

Jerry Murphy writes, "About to release the 13th edition of 'Metro Volk,' a major study of the North American Meeting Industry." Jerry has spent over 50 years as a research, marketing and management consultant.

06/17/09:
George Buehler had lunch with Marcie and John Amory recently at the
Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg AZ.

The Cambridge Art Association is displaying one of Malcolm Davis's "Sierra Nevada RR, Series" at 124 Mt.Auburn St., Cambridge, MA through the 26th of June. Classmates interested in an explanation of the series can go to "By Paths" on our website, to view his website or go directly to www.malcolmmontaguedavis.com. Malcolm is also working concurrently on a series based on the Gallery House in Santa Fe and one on "Class One Locomotives."

05/31/09:
Charles Butter (cbutter@umich.edu) writes: "Our children and grandchildren scattered (almost) to two ends of the earth - San Francisco and Israel. Still fly fishing, but not as often as I'd like. Hoping to have my book on art and the brain - Crossing Cultural Borders Universals in Art and Their Biological Roots - published before the end of the year. Hope to get to Boston this September in time to see a Red Sox game."

05/22/09:
Harvey Tattelbaum recently published a book entitled: "Tales of the Village Rabbi: A Manhattan Chronicle". It is available only on Amazon.com. (The "Village" is Greenwich Village!)

03/24/09:
Frank Duehay reports on the David Halberstam Street petition to the Cambridge City Council that "Last week the Report of the Council Committee was filed. It was simply a report of who said what at the December 9 hearing. The matter remains in Committee. Nevertheless since the Committee report was on the public agenda for the March 23 Council meeting, I took the occasion to speak (3 minute limit). I repeated the reason for the request and dealt with the opposing arguments that had been made There was only one other person who spoke on the issue, a former city councillor who has been hired by the Crimson to represent it, speaking against the proposal. Don't despair. It will eventually be settled. "

03/13/09:
Rob Leeson reports beautiful weather and good skiing in Taos, NM. "The Chatfields have been here, and we have enjoyed visiting with Charlie Anderson."
Rob called to note the death of Addie Closson on March 12th.

Audry Lynch contributed a chapter to a new book entitled "Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln: a Commemorative Collage."
It is the first book to be printed by Penwomen Press, recently founded by the National League of American Penwomen. Audry's chapter is a review of the book "Women in Lincoln's Life," by H.Donald Winkler. The Penwoman book costs $28 and is available at 1300 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.

03/03/09:
"Classmates Michael Greenebaum and Wally Bregman have collaborated with five other New Trier High School school friends (three of them Yale '55) to write a book about their lives. As it says in the press release: "
Seven Friends – Sixty years Later treats the reader to the stories of seven high school friends as they share their lives, their dreams, their accomplishments (or lack thereof) and the lessons that they’ve learned along the way. Aside from the captivating and varied content of the individual stories, this book offers an amazing window into coming of age and growing up in the latter half of the twentieth century.
At a fifty-fifth high school reunion, seven life long friends, known in school as the “ Beefeaters” (no one can remember why) decided to memorialize their lives by each writing a chapter for a book. Now, three years later, the resulting work Seven Friends – Sixty years Later is available to the public.
Our book is available via our website http://authorhouse.com/beefeaters or by calling 1-888-519-5121 or amazon.com, etc.

02/02/09:
Howard McElroy writes: "This past fall, a 5,800 mile road trip took us to Austin, Texas where we swapped sea stories with Ted Whatley." Howie notes that he is a "Retired Senior Factotum."

01/05/09:
Fred Church has moved to South Carolina to a community called Oldfield, (between Beaufort and Hilton Head) where he is enjoying the social life as well as quail hunting, sporting clays, fishing (sail fishing at Islamorada, Key West, Florida), golf, horseback riding, the beach in Hilton Head, and working out at Oldfield’s sports center.
“I have a small apartment in Chestnut Hill which I visit periodically for business and to see my kids and grandkids. Believe it or not, I still work at age 75 at Albert Risk Management. I have a small book of business including schools and serve as a consultant to the board of a small insurance company. I also did work in 2008 for the American School of Warsaw, Poland, NYU, St. John’s University and others.”

Georgiana Lewis Anderson writes: "I have returned from 18 days in Iran, a tour with 14 others from GB, Japan, Korea, Italy, France. Most Americans don't go there because they think it impossible. Young people in Iran all speak English, the older ones seldom do. We met the younger ones, and mostly girls, because 60% of college students are women. Young men have to do their 2 years of military duty and go to college afterwards.

"I understand the anxiety about Iran's threats against Israel, but I feel strongly, and not just because of this trip, that if we had a President who had bothered to have diplomatic relations with those with whom he disagreed, we'd all be better off and in a very different place financially, geopolitically and from a safety point of view.

"Everyone that we spoke to hoped that Obama would win the election. They hope to see a change of tone, as don't we all. The sanctions are hurting and oil prices are down. We didn't see obvious signs of this, but in many cities we saw construction halted, so a lot of the country looks as if it had been bombed. Our guide said this was because people took out loans, projects ran out of money, and new loans had not yet been approved.

"Our hotels were those approved for Westerners, so they were comfortable and well run. Food was ample and we had many chances to try Persian fare. We wore head scarves everywhere but in our hotel rooms. Dress is less restrictive than we had been led to believe, and the young Iranian women are certainly pushing the envelope. Older women seemed far more comfortable with their black chadors. A few of them welcomed us, smiling when they learned where we were from, reaching out to shake hands or just touching us.

"We went to many places, 7 cities, saw a lot of desert and ate some incredible pastries and delectable black dates. We didn't get a line on nuclear activity, though we passed close to Natanz. There are places I didn't see enough of (Persepolis, Isfahan) but I don't suppose I'll ever get back...."

Elinor Fuchs' documentary play, "Year One of the Empire," about the little-known turn-of-the-century U.S.-Philippine War, written in the late '60's as a Vietnam War protest play and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1972, has in the past year been brought back to life by the Iraq War. The play, co-authored with historian Joyce Antler of Brandeis, received its New York premiere at the Metropolitan Playhouse in March, 2009, and received a special pre-election reading at the New York Theatre Workshop in September.

Regina Gittes Greenspun notes that twenty-four Radcliffe classmates met on Cape Cod during a beautiful September weekend. As in the past, the Craigville Conference Center served as the venue for this mini-reunion. The highlight of the weekend was a visit to Patricia Worthington Bartlett's home in Truro, a home which was twice painted by artist Edward Hopper in the 1930's. The house, located on the bank of the Pamet River, remains essentially as it was in Hopper's time.

" I have temporarily left Washington D.C. and accepted a new job directing the arts at Wayne State University in Detroit. I am chairing the Department of Art and Art History, which includes the fine arts, studio arts, art history, interior design, industrial design, electronic arts, sculpture, photography, fibres, graphic arts, and print-making. It's a very large department with a faculty of 60, located in four buildings. Although it takes precious time from my research, I am beginning work on a new book which will be about the origins of wine in antiquity. I would love to see any Harvard-Radcliffe friends in the Detroit area."
Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier

12/21/08:
Bill Beecher writes: "I recently retired, again, and then unretired, again. I joined the faculty of the University of Maryland as a professor to teach a seminar to senior students on writng commentaries and editorials. I want to give something back to the next generation after a rewarding career..

" My third novel, The Acorn Dossier, is to be published this Spring. It's a spy thriller involving deep cover agents, a rogue Russian general, and nuclear suitcase bombs. The FBI and Russian security race to find and stop the general and his team of ex-special forces commandos from carrying out their threats in the US."

John Harper writes from London, "Obama's election in general has captured the imagination of the world, especially those of us Americans living abroad."

We are grateful to the "usual suspects" who braved the cold at the Stadium to bring Harvard out on top of Yale once again in November's Game.

"Best regards, and Happy New Year to all!"

12/15/08:
Ross Shepherd writes that he is still dabbling in Theatre. Recently he completed runs in "Social Security" and "See How They Run," and trouping with "Reunion: The Second Day,"a one-act play he wrote and directed.

11/02/08:
Nanci Anderson (Mrs.Tim) reports that the 4th Timmy Award presentation happened on the evening of October 27th at the Langham Hotel (formerly the Meridian) downtown.
"More and more architectural firms are participating each year for an award honoring J.T. (J. Timothy Anderson). All of this through the National Historic Preservation in D.C. Nanci was there and her son Joshua was one of the many judges. "It's going mighty strong" Nanci will co-chair the Widows' Committee with Donna Tillotson (Mrs. Ted) for the 55th Reunion in the fall of 2010.

Nick Baker has just completed research on his book "John Prentiss Benson, American Marine Artist," which will be published on February 1, 2009. Benson's older Brother Frank Benson is a better known Salem, MA artist, but John's artwork sold readily from 1925 until he died in 1947 at the age of 82, having created more than 750 canvases. The search continues for many of them which are still unallocated. Classmates interested purchasing a copy should contact Nick c/o John Benson Book, P.O.Box 171, Pocasset, MA 02559-0171.

John Bennett continues part time at Strong Hospital (University of Rochester), serving as a Hematomorphologist Editor of Leukemia Research and Chair of the MDS (preleukemia) Foundation. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tom Bisbee continues to report that "All is well in Vermont."

Nan Bourne is now living in Woodstock, VT where she went to school. She is helping to run the Adult Education program and giving talks on the Goddess religions. She is also on the Library Board and has seven grandchildren." I miss the Cape and our trips up to those delightful '55 (Radcliffe) lunches."

Martin Cassidy is still studying CO2 in the subsurface as a research scientist at the University of Houston. "It is great fun and very topical."

George Cohen is entering his 50th year teaching Art History, 40 at Hofstra University. "Son Louis is a Urologist at the Norwood (MA) Hospital and son Ronn a chef at TGIF."

"I am overjoyed to report my continuing employment in the financial services industry during these interesting times," writes Harry Manoogian. "I returned recently from a vacation which included Yellowstone National Park where I ran into fewer bears than I see in my office every day."

Ray McKnight and his wife Marge divide their time between Fresno and the San Francisco Bay area, having progeny in both places.

Eileen Murphy Murray and Jack Hardiman are still young enough to play tennis singles together weekly. "But don't ask who wins!"

"Still happily living in our small park. My wife and I enjoy frequent travels, our rural life, a new puppy, Tanglewood, cartography and volunteer activities. Life is good for us." Andre Navez

Alan Rapperport continues practicing plastic surgery and swimming competitively. "Got two second places, three thirds and a fourth at the National Long Course Championships in Portland, Oregon. Roger Machanic sent me an article from the Washington Post about two 85 year old competitive swimmers--I have a long way to go!"

Ed Stockwell has spent part of his retirement working in the area of lexicography where he recently published a "Nu Collitch Dickshunary."
"Anyone interested in a free preview of this silly book, which is available at Amazon and Barnes & Nobel, can find one at http://www.authorhouse.com/bookstore/ItemDetail~bookid~48306.aspx.
It was fun to put together and kept me out of trouble for several months."

Ted Whatley writes: "We are enmeshed in the election, supportive of Obama. My grandson has gone over to the Greens, and I may be right behind him. We eagerly anticipated a visit from Howie McElroy and Sue in mid-October, two beat-up ex Marines, rotten to the core. This year I was elected to the University of Texas at Austin Visiting Committees for History and for the University Libraries. It's payback time for the UT History department; I audited there for almost a decade. Second to family, my passion is for raising money for Breakthrough Austin which is the most comprehensive college prep program for at risk kids. All of our kids will be the first in their families to attend college. We support, badger, and focus these students for six years (grades 7-12) and keep them on track. We graduated our first class last May and they're in college at this moment.
"Melba and I will visit Croatia in early October and then we're taking some of our grandchildren to Egypt in March. And I'm having my second knee replacement procedure in October. Phew... I need a break."

10/08/08:
Larry Fishman, (M.D. '60), has had the unusual experience of being the subject of four separate retirement celebrations over the past five years. While various arcane reasons have been suggested for this seemingly irrational exuberance, the most plausible of these may be that his family, friends and colleagues enjoy partying with him and his wife Suzanne. The Final Fishman Fiesta took place in May of this year, his 41st as a member of the faculty of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (the UM Medical School is named in honor of another '55er, the late Leonard M. Miller, who died in 2002 and was a generous benefactor of the School). At the time of his 2008 retirement, Fishman was one of the most senior members of the University community and had served at all the usual faculty ranks, culminating in his current permanent designation as Emeritus Professor of Medicine, in an apparent effort to forestall future revelry. Over the years of his teaching, patient care and research activities, Fishman had served in a panoply of academic and administrative positions too tedious to recount. At one of the School's principal teaching hospitals, the Miami VA Medical Center, he served as Associate Chief of Staff for Research for 28 years, during most of which he was also Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism there. An Annual Lawrence M. Fishman Visiting Professorship in Endocrinology has been established in his honor.

10/04/08:
Frank Duehay and Jane Lewis enjoyed a pleasant dinner recently here in Cambridge with Bob Blacklow, Winnie and Charlie and Lois Barth Epstein.

Frank Duehay tore his Achilles tendon recently and will be in a cast and "house bound" for the next six to eight weeks. I'll bet he would appreciate a call (617 547- 0271) and/or an arranged visit. He will be unable to attend the Harvard Princeton football game with Stan Katz.

09/06/08:
Gordon Graham writes, "I received your Addendum here in Ireland and was especially delighted to hear of the tributes paid by Peter Hiam's son to our late classmate Sam Adams.
I did not know Sam at Harvard but know how deeply his ties with St. Mark's classmates like Peter impacted his later life. I met Sam when I enlisted him as speaker before the New England chapter of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers, of which I take some amused pride in being a founding and lifelong member, based on that very limited role I played in Army CIC when drafted in 1955, I ran on behalf of AFIO a conference sometime around 1985-86 where we old spooks gathered to dissect what went wrong in the weapons for hostages deal in Iran around that time. We had the conference at Stockbridge's Red Lion Inn and Sam arrived early that Sat morning. We had breakfast together and he told the strange story as to how he found the mismatch between Westmoreland's Vietnam body count and the supposed Vietcong and North. Vietnamese Order of Battle figures he and CIA were going with. He took me through some good stories about forming personal bond with Westmoreland when they discovered that they both had sons interested in rock bands.
After CBS and Sam won the Westmoreland suit, Sam described how CIA director Richard Helms called him in and asked him to teach a course in ethics at Langley. Then Sam went into this lovely schoolboy tale from St. Mark's. Seems that he and Peter Hiam and a few other lads got the idea of saving up pennies and on Friday afternoons sneaking into the chemistry lab at St. M's and dropping pennies into jars of acid and reducing them to size of dimes. They then all went off on Saturday afternoons to the movies in Maynard and dropped the pennies into the cinema's coke machine. The machine then produced a six ounce bottle of coke and a nickel change and they basically saw the movie free and brought back a profit.
Sam then put on a stern face and turned to me and said: now, how could a guy who did such dastardly deeds at St. Mark's teach ethics at Langley. He turned Helms down.
I guess it must have been only a couple of years later that I read in the Addendum of Sam's untimely death. I'll be back for Obama Inauguration in January (I hope) ."

Renny Little has agreed to serve as secretary of the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization (HVAO) a Shared Interest Group (SIG) of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). The basic mission of the HVAO is "to recognize, honor, support and celebrate our combined service, in an affirmative and apolitical manner." All members of this Harvard Community - students, alumni, faculty and staff - who have served, or are serving, in the United States Military are invited to join the "Long Crimson Line." (http://www.harvardveterans.org)

Dick Marson and Vivian, along with Renny Little, attended the annual Harvard Crimson vs. White football scrimmage under the lights on September 5th. "Both the offense and defense looked sharp at times. We watched some excellent passing and running from three quarterbacks as well strong defensive plays and some good kicking." Harvard opens its season against Holy Cross at 7 PM on Friday, September 19th.

08/04/08:
When the Boston Globe noted recently that Chicago Bears standout and former Harvard freshman football coach Bob Margarita died, Wally Bregman wrote:
"One of the reasons I went to Harvard was because my dad and I had season tickets to the Bears, He was present at a recruiting lunch when they talked to Bob Richter and me. Did he come back to our 50th reunion of the Freshman team?"
(Ed. note: Unfortunately, we never contacted him.)

07/24/08:
Addie Closson reports that he has seen a number of classmates over the summer. They include David Brodeur, John Chatfield, Bob Leeson, Renny Little and David Outerbridge.

The Powers Music School in Belmont, MA has announced the 4th Annual Peter Elvins Vocal Competition. Created in the memory of long-time Powers voice faculty Peter Elvins, the competition is open to vocalists ages 15 and older.

Jack Schafer and Betty continue to lead a peripatetic lifestyle with visits to New York, Malta, England and India. Last April they drove through southern Louisiana (zydeco and Alligators) north to Natchez Trace (Civil War sites and antebellum mansions) to Nashville.

07/09/08:

ATTENTION!!!

Classmates who wish to sit together at the 125th Harvard -Yale game in Cambridge on November 22, 2008 must submit their requests by August 15th, 2008!!
Note that the date is almost three months earlier this year than in past years.

06/27/08:
Pete Milano, Secretary of the Princeton Class of 1955, has extended an invitation to Harvard '55 classmates to join his for cocktails and dinner after the Harvard--Princeton game in New Jersey on October 25th. Frank Duehay and Jane Lewis plan to attend and will provide the time, location, and costs in the fall edition of the ADDENDUM and on our website. Frank hopes that he will have some support!

Frank Duehay reports that Stan Katz has joined the Board of the Princeton '55 Project, which although structured differently, compares with PBHA in public service by Princeton undergraduates.

06/26/08:
Bob Blacklow joined the Board of the Phillips Brooks House Association recently.

Malcolm Davis has had one of his paintings on display in an exhibition at 124 Mt. Auburn Street for the last month or so.

06/23/08:
At a Harvard Yearbook Alumni Dinner last April, Saul Cohen recalled the efforts of his deceased roommate Paul Horowitz who was instrumental in initiating the Yearbook Building Fund Trust. The Trust led eventually to the purchase of the Yearbook's present fine quarters at 2 Brattle Square in Cambridge.

06/18/08:
Jessica Garza, our very supportive "left arm" during the 50th Reunion, was in town from Texas for Commencement, and the 50th Reunion Class Committee hosted a luncheon for her at Upstairs on the Square. On hand were 50th Reunion Chairman Charlie Arena, Vice Chairmen Dick Marson, and Al Moren and Committee members Nanci Anderson, Renny Little, and Frank Molloy. Unable to attend but there in spirit were Malcolm Davis, Al Rossow and Dick Zwetsch.

Bob Blacklow and his wife Winnie (celebrating her 50th Reunion from Radcliffe), Vaughan Barton, and Rosemary Bonanno served as Senior Marshals this year at Commencement, along with Renny Little, Secretary of the "Happy Committee." (See "Photo Ops.")

Commencement also brought many classmates together for drinks at Hollis 7. Among those seen in the crowd were Addie Closson, Maggie Chrisman (Bill Chrisman's widow), Gordon Graham, Arnold Howe, Peter Malkin, Don McKay, Jim Pates, Jerry Shocker, Don Tavel, Pete Watson, Dave Watts, Dick Zwetsch and many others. Our thanks to Charlie Arena, Frank Nahigian and Bob Rittenburg for providing the refreshments. Many classmates went on to the Tree Spread and then processed in to hear J.K. Rowling give an excellent Commencement speech.

05/30/08:
Bill O'Donnell writes:
"My wife Ellie, who had been a physical therapist, has a new blog www.saratogaareas.com/ellie which talks about how you cope with MS from one person's perspective. Comments are welcomed."

05/29/08:
Doug Hartley reports "We sold our DC apartment on May 29. Closing will take place on October 7. We feel fortunate to have been able to sell so quickly despite the unpredictable housing market. For those who don't have it, our new address is -11 Cranberry Lane, Cushing ME 04563.
TEL: 207-354-0439. So let's stay in touch!"

05/27/08:
The Cronkhite Center has a family Conference Room named for Meyer and Raema Hammerman. It is "the gift of Alan H. "Mickey" Hammerman AB '55, an alumnus unsurpassed in long and loyal service to the Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid." Meyer and Raema were great admirers of Harvard and proud of their graduate son.

05/16/08:
Arnold Schuchter sent along the following link to an excellent book review of "Everything They Had, Sports Writing from David Halberstam."
Selected and with an introduction by Glenn Stout ( NY., Hyperion), the book brings together for the first time Dave's writings for newspapers and magazines.
Go to: http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bk-davis4-2008may04,0,4217337.story

04/16/08:
Frank Duehay (and additional classmates and friends) have launched an effort to change the name of Plympton Street in Harvard Square to Halberstam Street. Pete Palches suggested the idea. The Cambridge City Council has sent the resolution to the Council's Government Committee, who will schedule an open hearing sometime in the future, perhaps as early as within the next two weeks.

Local classmates who wish to speak to the hearing are encouraged to do so.
You will be informed of the date and time.

Those who wish to send a letter of support should send it to the Cambridge City Council in care of City Clerk Margaret Drury, Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. The letter should note that it is being sent to be considered at the time of the council committee hearing.
Stan Katz is spearheading a national effort to support the effort.

The resolution which Frank has presented to the Council follows:

Policy Order Resolution

O-11
IN CITY COUNCIL
April 7, 2008

MAYOR SIMMONS
VICE MAYOR MURPHY
COUNCILLOR MAHER

WHEREAS: David Halberstam was a resident of Cambridge while a student at Harvard College from 1951 to 1955; and

WHEREAS: David Halberstam's extracurricular life at Harvard centered on The Harvard Crimson, where he served as a news writer, sports writer, and managing editor; and

WHEREAS: Immediately following his graduation in 1955, David Halberstam set out for his first job as a reporter for the Daily Times Leader in West Point, Mississippi, because, as he later told Ray Suarez on National Public Radio, he wanted to start his career at the heart of "state-sanctioned injustice, state-sanctioned racism" in America; and

WHEREAS: David Halberstam did not last in that first job. He wrote an article about a local political leader who said to a gathering of Mississippi Democrats, "If any ______ try to come in, bring them around back and we'll take care of them," and when his editor suggested that David point out that perhaps the man was only trying to be helpful, David said he didn't think that was true. Veritas was important to David; and

WHEREAS: He continued to report on the Civil Rights movement, first for the Tennessean in Nashville, then for the New York Times. the work in Nashville later served as the basis in 1998 for The Children, considered by many his finest book - the story of young blacks who decided to work against the idea of white-only water fountains and rest rooms. David considered it a privilege to be so close to this "luminescent moment" of American democracy; and
WHEREAS: Having won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from the field on the Vietnam War in 1974, David Halberstam embarked on a second career theme - telling truth to power. His most famous book, The Best and the Brightest, tells how President John F. Kennedy assembled talented and educated men for his administration, selecting from America's power elite those who would develop a failing strategy, leading to a tragic loss of life and humiliating defeat. He used what Russell Baker calls, "the new journalism," employing fictional techniques to make complex matters understandable, "remaining faithful to the facts without constant explanations of how the facts were obtained;" and

WHEREAS: Though not a scholar, David Halberstam liked to say that "As a journalist, I was a good historian, and as a historian, I was a good journalist." He helped to remake America's perception of itself. He also loved sports and wrote about Michael Jordan, Ted Williams, Bill Belichick, and many others - always looking to find the source of each person's ability to achieve at a high level. Boston's sportswriters consider him to have been a master of their craft; and
WHEREAS: In his last book, The Coldest Winter, about the Korean War, David Halberstam documents how the American military, seemingly indifferent to any understanding of its enemies, their cultures, and their methods of warfare, actually doctored intelligence to mislead America, drawing clear parallels to the current administration and to its rationale for the Iraq war. David Halberstam was killed in an automobile accident on April 23, 2007, just as this book was going to press; and

WHEREAS: While there has from time to time been conflict between Harvard College as an institution and Cambridge residents, Cambridge has always taken great pride in the achievements of Harvard students and alumni; and

WHEREAS: David Halberstam's journalistic accomplishments exemplify and have contributed to Cambridge citizens' commitment to racial justice and equity and its opposition to unjust wars; and

WHEREAS: In recognizing David Halberstam, the City of Cambridge wishes to honor one of this generation's foremost citizens for his courage and his patriotism and hopes that it will inspire present and future generations of college students at Harvard and elsewhere to go where their highest ideals take them, to eye official pronouncements from powerful sources with appropriate skepticism, and to tell the truth - VERITAS - in ways that people can understand; and

WHEREAS: The City Council desires to rename Plympton Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Memorial Drive, as Halberstam Street; now therefore be it
ORDERED:
That the City Council hereby refers this matter to the Government Operations and Rules Committee to hold a public hearing to which the property owners, businesses and residents of this portion of Plympton Street are invited, to ensure sufficient notification of this proposed change; and be it further

ORDERED:
That the Government Operations and Rules Committee report back to the City Council on this matter.

02/06/08:
Phyllis Yood Beineke notes "I am still seeing patients and working on a National Association for Social Workers Commission that helps social workers in need of assistance. I am now a consultant and back up for a colleague for a Massachusetts Medical Association group for physicians in need of assistance.
Other major activities include socializing with classmates and keeping up with my family." (See All Aboard)

Harry Manoogian writes: "I'm still around, but my gall bladder isn't!"

02/05/08:
Dr. Allan Rosenfield, Dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, will retire in May, 2008 after 22 years of service. President Lee Bollinger noted, "Allan Rosenfield has made Columbia and the Mailman School both a local and global force in this important field. during his more than 20-year tenure." Dr. Rosenfield became renowned for his contributions to the fields of reproductive and maternal and child health and the fight against infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. He will remain on the faculty as a professor of public health and obstetrics and gynecology.

12/19/07:
For those who have computers with the Macromedia Flash software Renny Little recommends viewing the following elves:
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1471991511

11/29/07:
Doug Hartley reports in his annual Christmas letter that last summer he had a "joyful reunion" with his college roommate Edgar Clark and his brother Peter Clark in Collioure, France.

08/27/06:
Tom Reardon '68 requests that classmates be informed of the new website www.harvardveterans.org (http://www.harvardveterans.org)
This site introduces the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization (HVAO) which is open to all members of the Harvard University Community who are veterans of the US Military. This new group is intended to be non-political, historical, and informative in purpose and, while independent, it will be recognized by the HAA as a Shared Interest Group (SIG).
Please visit the site and let Tom know at harvardveterans@comcast.net of any comments or questions, and pass it along to fellow classmates, and other Harvard friends, who are veterans.
It occurs to your Class Secretary that probably at least 80% of our Class of 1955 are veterans.